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"Who would be free themselves must strike the blow. Better even die free than to live slaves."

  ~ Frederick Douglass, 1863

”Die Free is a compelling American story as Cheryl Wills traces the lives of her forefathers and foremothers … she writes with the creative flair of a novelist … This is a must-read for all members of the family, young and old alike.”

  ~Rev. Al Sharpton, President, National Action Network

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“…While goofing around on the Internet one day in 2009, I discovered Sandy Wills. He is my great-great-great grandfather and, at the height of the Civil War, he escaped from his slave master, Edmund Wills, and joined the United States Colored Troops and fought valiantly until the war’s end in 1865. Had my father, a New York City Firefighter, lived longer he would have learned that he most likely inherited his bravery from Sandy—a lowly slave turned courageous soldier who risked his life for the freedom of his future children and grandchildren.

My “two fathers”—Sandy and Clarence—have much to say from the other side of the veil, and it is my honor to present their legacy to the world.”

  ~From the Introduction ….

To contact Cheryl, please visit www.cherylwills.tv

 *In bookstores everywhere Fall 2010*